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The powers of evil in Western religion, magic and folk belief
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Beliefs about evil supernatural agencies, thought to menace and prey on human beings, are known in all societies and, even in this age of materialism and rationalism, they still have a firmer grip on Western minds than is always understood or admitted. The Powers of Evil is a study of these beliefs, written by a recognized authority in the history of magic and occultism. Richard Cavendish investigates supernatural agencies which have been involved over the ages with thought and belief in areas far beyond their own immediate spheres of suffering, harm and death. These beings and forces include the Devil and the demons of Christian tradition, the evil gods and spirits of paganism, malevolent ghosts, witches, vampires, nightmares, powers of the underworld and hell, giants, dragons and many other sinister creatures of popular belief, and the two great evil and inescapable mechanisms of death and fate. He explores popular beliefs in the powers of evil @ their causes, relationships and consequences - as they exist in the ancient world and medieval Europe as well as in modern Europe and North America. He examines recurrent themes and motifs in this context: the connection between evil and the animal world for example, the dread of being devoured, the links between death, evil and sex, the fear of disorder. Whether evil, non-human entities exist in their own right, or only in the minds which believe in them, readers must decide for themselves. Richard Cavendish, whose own attitude is initially sceptical and ultimately agnostic, establishes that there is no doubt of the psychological reality of the fears and anxieties focused on the powers of evil and the terror they have inspired; to study them is to study the darker aspects of ourselves.
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Beliefs about evil supernatural agencies, thought to menace and prey on human beings, are known in all societies and, even in this age of materialism and rationalism, they still have a firmer grip on Western minds than is always understood or admitted. The Powers of Evil is a study of these beliefs, written by a recognized authority in the history of magic and occultism. Richard Cavendish investigates supernatural agencies which have been involved over the ages with thought and belief in areas far beyond their own immediate spheres of suffering, harm and death. These beings and forces include the Devil and the demons of Christian tradition, the evil gods and spirits of paganism, malevolent ghosts, witches, vampires, nightmares, powers of the underworld and hell, giants, dragons and many other sinister creatures of popular belief, and the two great evil and inescapable mechanisms of death and fate. He explores popular beliefs in the powers of evil @ their causes, relationships and consequences - as they exist in the ancient world and medieval Europe as well as in modern Europe and North America. He examines recurrent themes and motifs in this context: the connection between evil and the animal world for example, the dread of being devoured, the links between death, evil and sex, the fear of disorder. Whether evil, non-human entities exist in their own right, or only in the minds which believe in them, readers must decide for themselves. Richard Cavendish, whose own attitude is initially sceptical and ultimately agnostic, establishes that there is no doubt of the psychological reality of the fears and anxieties focused on the powers of evil and the terror they have inspired; to study them is to study the darker aspects of ourselves.
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